452 Settled (1)
The hot sun was in the sky, but it did not dissuade the commoners who were watching the commotion outside the Imperial Capital.
In fact, more and more people came to watch.
Even if they couldn’t squeeze in, it was good to stand outside and listen.
It was clearly just a small matter of raising a mistress and losing some face. Those who didn’t know better would think that something big had happened.
In the hall, Xuanyuan Ce sat on the left. Behind him stood Shen Yijia and Chu Feng.
Thanks to him, Shen Yijia was cleared of suspicion. Moreover, with Xuanyuan Ce as her backer, Lord Cai did not dare to ask her to kneel again.
The Shen siblings stood opposite them. As for Shen Pingxiu, he was carried to the back office for a doctor to treat him.
For the sake of her son, Madam Zhang refused to admit that she was Shen Pingxiu’s mistress, but she refused to say anything else.
However, the three women were different. They had been instructed to identify Shen Yijia. They could not use this excuse now, and the situation did not give them a chance to collude in advance. Their words were full of flaws.
Even the commoners outside who were watching the commotion could tell that something was wrong. Lord Cai could not cover up for the Shen family even if he wanted to.
He could only brace himself and continue asking. Not long after, the women could not take the pressure and told him the truth.
Shen Ping had been recuperating in this outer chamber for a long time. Moreover, he would go once or twice a month. No matter how careful he was, there would be times when he was seen by others.
These women had all seen him before and pointed him out on the spot. This way, the excuse of someone framing him would naturally be exposed.
They revealed everything, including the fact that someone had come to threaten and lure them to perjure themselves.
Everyone thought that even if Shen Yijia did not do it, it was someone else. Unexpectedly, the truth was orchestrated by the Shen family.
The surrounding commoners were in an uproar.
“Didn’t they say that they doted on Second Miss Shen a lot just now? Why doesn’t it look like it?”
“You’re from a wealthy family. You have a lot of dirty secrets. You do whatever you want. Do you even take the law seriously?”
“It’s said that with a stepmother, there will be a stepfather. Second Miss Shen must have been heartbroken that she didn’t want to go home after getting married,” a woman said with red eyes.
She had grown up being tortured by her stepmother. When she heard others criticizing Shen Yijia just now, she did not say anything.
It was unknown if she was thinking about her experience, but after saying that, she covered her mouth and started crying.
If she had half the courage of Second Miss Shen to cut ties with her family, her life would not have been so bad.
Shen Wenbo’s face was terrifyingly dark. This time, not only did the Shen family not pick up their lost dignity, but they also personally placed it in front of everyone and let them step on it again.
He gritted his teeth and said, “Those people were not sent by our Shen family at all.”
The only thing he was glad about now was that when he went to buy those people last night, he had been careful. He did not appear, nor did he send anyone from the residence.
“Does that mean that someone is using the Shen family’s name to do something?” Lord Cai tried his best to save his skin.
“Of course.” Shen Wenbo said something that he didn’t believe. He cupped his hands and said, “As for who pretended to be a member of our Shen family, we’ll investigate this ourselves. There’s no need to trouble you.”
He did not mention that when Madam Zhang said that she was not Shen Pingxiu’s mistress, he did not deny it.
Lord Cai also indirectly lost his memory. He agreed and did not completely remove the Shen family’s cover.
After all, Xuanyuan Ce was not from the imperial family of Great Xia. Even if he could not stand it, he could not interfere too much. He watched coldly the entire time.
No one noticed that a servant had pushed his way through the crowd.
He walked straight to a carriage parked opposite the Imperial Capital and bowed. “Director, Madam Song is fine.”
Then, he told the director what he had seen and heard.
After a long time, Dean Lu, who was in the carriage, sighed. “The current bureaucracy…”
At this point, anyone who was not stupid would understand this case. In order to clear Shen Pingxiu’s name, the Shen family had slandered Second Miss Shen, who had lost her mother since she was young.
As for who kidnapped him and left the city, no one cared anymore.
Madam Zhang falsely accused someone. According to the laws of Great Xia, the person who falsely accused someone would be punished.
If Shen Yijia was convicted, she would have been beheaded. Correspondingly, Madam Zhang would be beheaded after being exposed.
